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LOT 2171

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,925


LARGE CHINESE HAN TERRACOTTA DANCER
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.
20 in. (6.97 kg, 51 cm).

Depicted in a dynamic pose with raised right hand, dressed in a typical flowing, long-sleeved robe and shoes just visible beneath the folds of the hem, hair tied to a long ponytail falling along her back.

PROVENANCE:
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C118m91 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12753-235735.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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